The 2023 Mississippi elections took place on November 7, 2023, with the primary on August 8 and any required runoffs on August 29. All executive offices in the state up for election, as well as all 52 seats of the

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, all 122 seats in the

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, and many local offices. The qualifying deadline for all 2023 Mississippi races was February 1, 2023. Special elections also took place during the year.

State House of Representatives

State senate

Governor

Lieutenant governor

One-term Republican incumbent

Delbert Hosemann Charles Delbert Hosemann Jr. (born June 30, 1947) is an American attorney and politician serving as the 33rd lieutenant governor of Mississippi since 2020. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the secretary of state of Miss ...

was elected in

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with 60% of the vote. He ran for re-election. Republican

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also announced his candidacy, challenging Hosemann. Republicans Shane Quick (who ran against Hosemann in 2019) and Tiffany Longino also filed for the race, as did Democrat D. Ryan Grover, a former candidate for the

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Board of Aldermen.

Secretary of state

After considering challenging

Tate Reeves Jonathan Tate Reeves (born June 5, 1974) is an American politician serving as the 65th List of governors of Mississippi, governor of Mississippi since 2020. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Reeves served as the ...

in the

2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election The 2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2023, to elect the governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Mississippi Republican Party, Republican governor Tate Reeves won re-election to a second term, defeating Mississippi ...

Michael Watson Michael Watson (born 15 March 1965) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 1991. He held the Commonwealth Boxing Council, Commonwealth middleweight title from 1989 to 1991, and challenged three times for a world titl ...

instead decided to run for re-election as Secretary of State. Former Mississippi Secretary of State Staffer and 2022 Democratic nominee for

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district Mississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Mississippi, Meridian, Stark ...

Shuwaski Young announced his bid to unseat Watson.

Republican primary

Candidate

, incumbent secretary of state

Results

Democratic primary

Candidate

*Shuwaski Young, former Mississippi Secretary of State Staffer and 2022 Democratic nominee for

Results

Democratic State Central Committee selection

In August 2023, Shuwaski Young withdrew his candidacy from the race for secretary of state, citing "a hypertensive crisis that was limiting his ability to campaign." On September 7, the Mississippi Democratic Party nominated Ty Pinkins, an attorney and military veteran, as the replacement nominee for the November ballot.

General election

Polling

Michael Watson vs. Shuwaski Young

Results

Attorney general

One-term Republican incumbent

Lynn Fitch Lynn Fitch (born October 5, 1961) is an American lawyer, politician, and the 40th Mississippi Attorney General. She is the first woman to serve in the role and the first Republican since 1878. Previously, she was the 54th State Treasurer of Mis ...

was elected in

with 57.83% of the vote, becoming the state's first Republican attorney general since 1878. She ran for re-election. Democratic attorney and Disability Rights Mississippi Litigation Director Greta Kemp Martin ran to challenge Fitch.

Republican primary

Candidate

, incumbent

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Results

Democratic primary

Candidate

*Greta Kemp Martin, attorney and Disability Rights Mississippi Litigation Director

Results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Lynn Fitch vs. Greta Martin

Results

State auditor

Incumbent Republican

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was appointed as auditor in 2018, winning his first full term unopposed in

. White ran for re-election. The mayor of

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, Democrat Larry Bradford, challenged White in the general election.

Republican primary

Candidate

, incumbent

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Results

Democratic primary

Candidate

*Larry Bradford, Mayor of

Results

General election

Results

State treasurer

One-term Republican incumbent

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was elected in

with 60.8% of the vote. He ran for re-election, and was unopposed in the Republican primary. McRae faced a rematch in the general election, as former member of the

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Board of Aldermen Addie Lee Green was the only Democrat to announce a run. Lee Green received 39.2% of the vote in 2019.

Republican primary

Candidate

, incumbent

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Results

Democratic primary

Candidate

*Addie Lee Green, former member of the

Board of Aldermen

Results

General election

Results

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

Two-term Republican incumbent Andy Gipson was re-elected in

with 58.7% of the vote. Gipson ran for re-election, and was the only Republican on the ballot.

Republican primary

Candidates

* Andy Gipson, incumbent Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Robert Bradford, director of Natchez-Adams County Homeland Security Program, Floodplain Management Program, Emergency 9-1-1 Coordinator, and Emergency Management Agency * Bethany Hill, executive director of the Mississippi Women's Cannabis Chamber of Commerce * Terry Rogers II, college student

Withdrawn or disqualified

* Robert Briggs

Results

General election

Results

Commissioner of Insurance

Four-term Republican incumbent

Mike Chaney Michael Jackson Chaney (born January 6, 1944) is the Mississippi Insurance Department, Commissioner of Insurance for the Government of Mississippi, State of Mississippi since 2008. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1993 ...

was reelected in

with 61.26% of the vote. Chaney, who also serves as the state's

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, ran for re-election. Republican Mitch Young, a former U.S. Navy Petty Officer and candidate for governor in

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, announced a primary challenge against Chaney. Democratic attorney and 2022 Court of Appeals in District Four candidate Bruce Burton also ran.

Republican primary

Candidates

, incumbent commissioner * Mitch Young, former

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and candidate for governor in

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Bruce Burton, attorney and candidate for Appeals Court District 4 in 2022

Results

General election

Results

Public Service Commission

Northern District

Four-term Democratic Incumbent

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was re-elected unopposed in

. Presley did not run for a fifth term, instead opting to run for governor. No Democrats filed to run to succeed Presley, leaving the field open for two Republican challengers to run for the open seat: *

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, Mississippi State Representative for the 20th District * Tanner Newman,

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Planning and Zoning Administrator Mandy Gunasekara, former Chief of Staff for the

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, was a challenger, but she was removed from the ballot due to citizenship eligibility issues.

Republican primary

= Candidates

= *

, Mississippi State Representative * Tanner Newman,

Planning and Zoning Administrator

= Results

Results

Central District

One-term Republican incumbent

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was elected in

with 50.3% of the vote. He ran for re-election. Bailey's 2019 Democratic opponent, current

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De’Keither Stamps, faced him again in a rematch.

Democratic primary

= Candidate

= * De’Keither Stamps,

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= Results

Republican primary

= Candidate

= *Brent Bailey, incumbent Public Service Commissioner

= Results

Results

Southern District

One-term Republican Incumbent Dane Maxwell was elected in

with 62.6% of the vote. Maxwell was challenged in the primary by Nelson Wayne Carr and lost.

Republican primary

= Candidates

= * Nelson Wayne Carr, construction manager, landlord, and Republican Party activist * Dane Maxwell, incumbent Public Service Commissioner

= Results

Results

Transportation Commission

Northern District

One-term Republican Incumbent John Caldwell was elected in

with 63.2% of the vote. He ran for re-election unopposed.

Republican primary

= Candidate

= * John Caldwell, incumbent Transportation Commissioner

= Results

Results

Central District

One-term Democratic incumbent Willie Simmons was elected in

with 51.1% of the vote. He ran for re-election. Ricky Pennington Jr., a Republican, also ran for the seat.

Democratic primary

= Candidate

= * Willie Simmons, incumbent Transportation Commissioner

= Results

Republican primary

= Candidate

= *Ricky Pennington Jr., candidate for this district in 2019

= Results

Results

Southern District

Three-term Republican incumbent Tom King won re-election unopposed in

. On November 16, 2022, King announced he would not seek re-election. Republican state representative for the 111th District Charles Busby ran against Independent Steven Brian Griffin.

Republican primary

= Candidate

= * Charles Busby,

= Results

Results

Notes

References

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